Estrogen enhances baroreflex control of heart rate in conscious ovariectomized rats

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 381-386

  El Mas, Mahmoud M ^a   Abdel Rahman, Abdel A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Baroreflex sensitivity; Gender; Ovariectomy; Rat

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031720009     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y98-031     Document Type: Article

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